FedScoop

AUGUST 23, 2024

“CBP no longer collects commercial telemetry data owned and maintained by commercial vendors, though it continues to use the commercial telemetry data retained from its past use of vendors,” the privacy impact assessment states. Employees using this system were required to review and sign rules of behavior, the impact assessment noted.

Impact Assessment 140

Impact Assessment Data Evaluation IT 140

FedScoop

APRIL 15, 2024

But, even though ICE says it has received no new requests for the use of commercial telemetry services since December 2022, the agency has filed a privacy impact assessment with the Department of Homeland Security’s privacy office for review. ICE appears to have sent mixed messages on its approach to telemetry data.

Data 145

Data Impact Assessment Purchasing Electronics 145

AWS Public Sector

AUGUST 6, 2024

These additional blog posts look further at measuring and mitigating bias: Tune ML models for additional objectives like fairness with SageMaker Automatic Model Tuning Use SageMaker Clarify to explain and detect bias Privacy protection and security When working on a new use case, consider doing a privacy impact assessment (PIA) at the design phase.

Government 75

Government Government Ethics Transparency 75

How to Crack a Nut

APRIL 4, 2023

However, given the public sector’s digital skills gap, there is no reason to believe that the limited knowledge and asymmetries of information documented in the AI procurement report are less acute for public buyers than private buyers. The issue is further compounded by the lack of standards and metrics.

Procurement 52

Procurement Buyers IT Public Procurement 52

FedScoop

JUNE 26, 2024

That 61-page document was published and distributed on DOE’s internal network on June 14, a DOE spokesperson told FedScoop. That document includes a reference guide to best practices, existing government resources related to AI, and ideas for use cases with the department. Notably, the document is the second iteration of the guide.

Education 137

Education Impact Assessment Data Networking 137

The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For example, in the past, certain guidance documents that directly impact the MAS negotiation process (and MAS contractors) has not been made available for public review. PAP 2021-05, Evaluation of FSS Program Pricing, is one such example.

Price 52

Price E-procurement Supply Chain Procurement 52

How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Here, I reflect on these documents from the perspective of AI procurement as a major plank of this governance reform. general minimum practices Both in relation to safety- and rights-impact AI uses, the Draft AI in Government Policy would require agencies to engage in risk management both before and while using AI. Section 10.1(b)

Risk Management 69

Risk Management E-procurement Procurement Evaluation 69